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August 18th is Pinot Noir Day and there are plenty of ways to enjoy this heartbreak grape. Pinot Noir comes in several forms: red wine, Champagne and even Rosé. The 2018 Leyda Rosé is made from 100% Pinot Noir grown in the coastal valley of Leyda, Chile. It is the perfect wine to open after…
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One of the things that I love about exploring wine, is learning about the people behind it. Recently I had the opportunity to taste Stoneboat’s Piano Brut while learning about Stoneboat’s proprietors, Julie and Lanny Martiniuk. Their story begins in Vancouver, where Julie worked as a pharmacist while her husband, Lanny, was working in nuclear…
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Recently I asked people to tell me about their favourite wine and food pairings, and a number of people said Riesling and Thai food. For me, an off-dry Riesling pairs well with Thai food because the residual sugars soften the spice, while the citrus and orchard fruit flavours compliment the cuisine very well. The inherent,…
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Have you visited CedarCreek’s stunning new Home Block Restaurant? It opened just last year to great acclaim, including being awarded one of Air Canada / enRoute Canada’s Best New Restaurants in 2019. I have not had the opportunity to visit Home Block myself yet, but I have been inspired in the kitchen by their Executive…
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I have mentioned before that one of the things I love most about Whispering Horse Winery is that they are not trying to be the Okanagan or Napa Valley. Whispering Horse is located in Yarrow, BC and they are focussed on showcasing the uniqueness of Fraser Valley terroir using 100% estate grown grapes. Proprietors Melissa…
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The 2019 Unoaked Pinot Gris from Hillside Winery has pretty much everything I want in a Pinot Gris. It is a lovely wine to sip on the patio, or pair it with charcuterie, summer salads, or even grilled vegetables and white meat. 2019 Hillside Winery Unoaked Pinot Gris $23.00 The grapes for this wine were…
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One of my favourite Rosés this summer is this one from Road 13 on the Golden Mile Bench in Oliver. This Rosé is a blend of 60% Gamay, 37% Cabernet Franc and 3% Syrah. 2019 Road 13 Rosé $23.99 The nose offers minerality, blossoms and strawberries. This is a dry, medium bodied wine with medium+…
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It is not often that I find a wine under $20 that I would buy again, let alone a wine under $10. Enter the 2019 Albis from José Maria da Fonseca, which is on sale for $9.99 (regular $13.49) until August 1st at the BC Liquor Store. José Maria da Fonseca 2019 Albis This wine…
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When Bill Eggert began planting Fairview Cellars in 1993, he decided to plant only red varietals stating, “I have some of the best land for supporting reds and I honestly didn’t want to waste any of my land on whites.”[1] As his land holdings grew from 6 acres in 1993, to the current ten acres, Eggert…
Continue reading Fairview Cellars: 2018 Crooked Post Pinot Noir
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Upper Bench Winery & Creamery recently released the second vintage of Altitude, which is a blend of 70% Merlot and 30% Cabernet Sauvignon. The vineyards were cropped low for this vintage, at just over three tons per acre. The wine spent 20 months in French oak barrels (30% new) and only 320 cases of this…